Springdale, AR Data Centers & Crypto Mining: Crypto Mining Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Power threshold
- Over 1 MW average annual draw
- Zoning status
- Conditional use only, not by-right
- Allowed districts
- I-1 light industrial, I-2 general industrial
- Approval body
- Planning commission, conditional use permit
Summary
Springdale defines digital asset mining as a computing operation drawing over 1 MW to secure a blockchain, and only allows it as a conditional use in the I-1 light industrial and I-2 general industrial zoning districts.
"Digital asset mining business" means a group of computers working at a single site that consumes more than one megawatt (1 MW) on an average annual basis for the purpose of generating digital assets by securing a blockchain network. "Blockchain network" means a group of computers operating and processing together to execute a consensus mechanism to agree upon and verify data in a digital record. "Digital asset" means cryptocurrency, virtual currency, and natively electronic assets, including without limitation stable coins, nonfungible tokens, and other digital-only assets, that confer economic, proprietary, or access rights or powers. "Digital asset miner" is an individual who mines for digital assets. "Digital asset mining" means use of electricity to power a computer for the purpose of securing or validating a blockchain network.
Use Unit 54, digital asset mining, shall be a conditional use in an I-1 (light industrial district) and I-2 (general industrial district) zones, and shall be subject to the provisions of article 6, section 4.5 of the zoning ordinance of the City of Springdale, Arkansas.
(Ord. No. 5884, § 2, 9-12-23)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
Zoning Ordinance Article 5, Section 57 (Use Unit 54) defines a 'digital asset mining business' as a group of computers at a single site consuming more than one megawatt annually to generate digital assets by securing a blockchain network. The use is not permitted by right anywhere in the city: it's a conditional use requiring planning commission approval, and only in the I-1 (light industrial) and I-2 (general industrial) zoning districts, subject to the operating conditions in Article 6, Section 4.5.
Violations & Fines
Operating a digital asset mining facility outside I-1/I-2 zones, or without planning commission approval of the conditional use, is a zoning violation enforceable under Articles 9 and 10 of the ordinance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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